Shoulder strap ribbon



July 9, 1940.

M. ROSENBERG SHOULDER STRAP RIBBON Filed April 27, 1938 INVENTOR M02215 ROSENBERG Patented July 9, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENT FFi CE 2 Claims.

The present invention relates to a textile ribbon, and more particularly to a ribbon of the type generally used for the making of shoulder straps for ladies undergarments and lingerie,

and is directed to the provision of ribbons of the character described which will form straight, smooth and thin seams when joined to other fabric or elastic ribbons.

In making shoulder straps for underwear and lingerie, it is frequently necessary or desirable to use several sections of inelastic ribbons of various width or thickness or to insert sections of elastic ribbons, which are joined by sewn or stitched seams.

Heretofore, in making the seams joining the several ribbon or elastic ribbon sections, in order to prevent unravelling of their cut ends, and to provide a finished appearance to the straps, it was necessary to fold over the ends of both ribbons joined at the seam before sewing them together, so as to conceal and protect their cut ends. The seams thus formed, particularly when a relatively thick elastic ribbon was included, were, of necessity thick and bulky and therefore unattractive in appearance, frequently showing through outer garments, uncomfortable to wear, because they tended to rub and press against the skin, and were unsanitary, because the bulkiness tended to absorb a great deal of perspiration which it was difficult to wash out because of the same bulkiness and thickness.

In the shoulder strap ribbons of the prior art, it was also difficult to join the two strap sections in straight true alignment, and such straps would frequently have their sections set at an angle to one another and be uneven and crooked.

The present invention contemplates the provision of shoulder strap ribbons which overcome all of the above difficulties and provide thin, smooth seams when joined with other ribbon or elastic sections and which also enable the ready arrangement of such sections in straight and true alignment, thereby forming neat, comfortable and attractive shoulder straps.

The present invention contemplates the provision of ribbons which conceal the ends of other ribbon or elastic sections joined to them without having to fold the cut ends of such joined sections by providing ribbons having pockets at their ends which are adapted to receive the unfolded ends of other ribbon or elastic ribbon sections.

The present invention further contemplates the provision of such ribbons wherein the pockets are laterally arranged across their widths hav- (Cl. 139-ss4) ing the end and one longitudinal edge open and the other longitudinal edge closed, whereby the ends of the ribbon section may be readily inserted and concealed, and readily arranged in true, perfect alignment therein.

The present invention also contemplates the provision of ribbons of the character described which are strong and durable and. which may be manufactured at little increase in cost by the continuous process heretofore used for the man--- ufacture of ribbons of the same general character. v

The nature of the shoulder strap ribbon'of the present invention, its manner of use and its advantages will become clearer from an illustrative embodiment thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one practical embodiment of the textile ribbon of the present invention with its pockets indicated in transverse lines;

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view of the same taken through the main ribbon portion along line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a similar view, taken through the pocket portion of the ribbon along line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of a ribbon with a pocket at its end;

Fig. 5 is a perspective fragmentary view of the ribbon shown in Fig. 4 with two elastic strips sewed into the pocket; and

Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same, showing how the seam is formed.

Referring more specifically to the embodiment of my invention illustrated in the drawing, it comprises a continuously formed ribbon M, which may be of any desired length and arranged in rolls or otherwise, as any of the similar ribbons heretofore used have been.

The ribbon Iii may, in its main portions l2, be formed identically with the other ribbons of the same general character and intended for the same general use. It may be of any desired width, color and finish and of any desired fabric, such as silk, rayon or the like or any mixture of fabrics. T

Arranged on the long continuous ribbon ID, and separating the main ribbon portions l2, at any desired regularly or irregularly spaced intervals, I provide a plurality of flat pockets l4 formed laterally in the ribbon. Each of these pockets I4 is formed with an opening 16 in one edge of the ribbon andis continuous along the entire width thereof, having the two side walls l8 and 20, and is, preferably, provided with a closed end 22 at the other edge of the ribbon.

The pockets 14 may be provided by any desired method of manufacture. I prefer, however, to provide these pockets by separating and dividing the warp threads at the desired intervals in the course of weaving into two layers and by distributing the filler threads among these two layers. By this method, the thickness of the rib bon at the pocket is no greater than along the main undivided portions I2 thereof, since the same amount of fabric, that is the same number of Warp and weft threads are used throughout the continuous length of the ribbon Ill.

For greater ease and convenience of manufacture, the ribbons of the present invention may be made on Jacquard looms on which the separation of the Warp threads and the arrangement of their spacing may be most readily accomplished in the manner readily apparent to those skilled in the art.

It will be apparent that by severing the ribbon ll] across a pocket Hi, two ribbon portions will be formed, each having, at that end, a receiving pocket with an open side edge i6 and an open bottom 24 wherein another ribbon or elastic section 26 and 28 may be inserted and secured.

It will be apparent that in order to form a neat end concealing seam, it is only necessary to fold inwardly the pocket walls l8 and 20, of the pocket 14 to conceal their cut ends and that the ends of the ribbon sections 18 and 20 are concealed by insertion within the pocket, without being folded. Obviously, the seam formed by the stitching 30 will be considerably thinner than heretofore possible, since the walls of the pockets, although four-fold, are actually only of two-fold thickness, each wall having only half the thickness of the undividedribbon Ill.

The closed edge 22 of the pocket I4 will serve a double purpose. It will help arrange the inserts 26 and 28 in proper alignment with the ribbon l2 and will also help arrange the walls [8 and 20 to be of even length when the inserts 2'8 and 28 are sewed within the pocket.

I have thus provided a new and novel ribbon which is not only suitable for use in the making of complete shoulder straps but which may also be neatly, compactly and. most conveniently joined with other ribbon sections, either elastic or inelastic, to form complete shoulder straps.

It is to be understood that the embodiment of my invention hereinabove described by way of example and illustration may be varied in numerous ways that will come within the spirit and scope of my invention. I, therefore, desire that the protection granted me by Letters Patent is not to be limited to the embodiment described, but is to include all modifications that come within the spirit and scope thereof and of the claims hereto appended.

What I claim is:

1. A textile ribbon for shoulder straps, comprising a narrow textile strip having portions of single thickness and of double thickness, alternately spaced, the two layers of the said double thickness portions being joined along one edge of the strip.

2. A shoulder strap ribbon comprising a textile strip of single thickness having an end of double thickness, the two layers of the said end being joined along an edge continuous with the edge of the strip, and open along their other edges.

MORRIS ROSENBERG. 

